VIA currently offers wireless on 19 Primo buses and 30 express buses, as well as at 15 Primo stations and 11 transit centers. Trustees voted this week to expand Internet service to 463 buses in total and 180 paratransit vans.

Trustees at Tuesday’s board meeting voted to spend $614,556 for 794 wireless routers and an additional $369,120 annually for the service plan.

VIA is also switching from provider Sprint to Verizon when it expands the network, providing Verizon 4G LTE service that VIA officials said is faster and has wider bandwidth.

Buses should be equipped with the service by Sept. 1, and the paratransit fleet should have it by Nov. 1.

At the meeting, trustees noted that the network should help students and people trying to get ahead of work on their commutes, in addition to providing a convenience for all riders.